Girls Basketball Crowned PAISAA State Champions for First Time in School’s History
February 28, 2020
On Saturday, February 22 our Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated William Penn Charter 65-59 to win the 2020 PAISAA Tournament, making them PAISAA state champions for the first time in our school's history.
Read MoreThe Power of Personal in Education: An Interview Between a Multi-talented Teacher and Student
February 6, 2020
An interview with JUSTIN SOLONYNKA and CLAY LEWIS '22
Read MoreA Lasting Bond Built Upon a Love of the Written Word: Upper School English Teacher Mary Lynn Ellis and Alumna Lucy Silbaugh ’16
January 23, 2020
A Q&A with Mary Lynn Ellis, Upper School English Teacher, English Department Chair and Lucy Silbaugh ‘16 (Yale University Class of 2020). They forged a bond based on a love of poetry and the written word and their relationship has been a lasting and rewarding one.
Read MoreUpper School Art Teacher Amy Diaz Newman and Senior Hannah Blanco Have the Space for Mentorship and Collaboration
January 23, 2020
When you sit down with Upper School Studio Art Teacher, Amy Diaz Newman and Senior Hannah Blanco, they seem to have a similar internal rhythm. It is easy to feel the depth of the bond and mutual respect between student and teacher. Amy attributes this connection to something “sort of magical."
Read MoreLifelong Learning: An Educator Paying it Forward, by Megan Hollinger
January 10, 2020
When I look around the circle of mischievous, hopeful clowns in my classroom, I am doubly grateful for the opportunity to pay that teaching forward: to learn together how to be present, how to live joyfully, and how to face obstacles with courage.
Read MoreLower School Science Teacher, Rasheeda Murphy, Inspires Students to Trust and Explore
December 16, 2019
In Lower School Science Teacher Rasheeda Murphy’s classroom, the motto is “Cogito, Ergo Sum” or “I think, therefore I am.”
Read MoreTaxonomy Project Takes Wing In Environmental Science
October 4, 2019
Over the course of the past two and a half weeks, Kristina Denzel Bickford '93's Upper School Environmental Science class worked on a taxonomy project to learn how organisms are classified.
Read MoreAFS Community Celebrates Athletics Center Grand Opening
September 23, 2019
Despite rainy weather, the community showed up, arriving in droves for the Grand Opening of the Richard N. Berman Athletics Center on Friday, September 6.
Read MoreThird Grade Celebrates the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
September 23, 2019
Third grade students gathered together in groups to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival
Read MoreThe 322nd Class of Abington Friends is Ready for Success
July 12, 2019
Abington Friends School produces powerful potential in its students through immersive learning and deep bonds between teachers and students. Not only are 100% of our seniors accepted to four year colleges, but AFS helps each student discover a path to their school of choice.
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